聯合國：阿富汗今年鴉片產量將創新高
The United Nations says opium production in Afghanistan will hit a new high this year.
A new report by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime says the country's opium harvest jumped 17 percent from last year to about 6,400 tons.
The report says total land area used for the production of opium expanded in Afghanistan by 7 percent this year to around 224,000 hectares.
Analysts say Afghanistan produces more than 80 percent of the world's illicit opium, and profits from the illegal trade help fund the Taliban insurgency.
The U.S. has spent $7.8 billion fighting the drug trade in Afghanistan since invading in 2001.聯合國說，阿富汗今年的鴉片產量將創新高。
聯合國毒品及犯罪問題辦公室發表的新報告說，阿富汗今年的鴉片產量將比去年提高17%，達到6400噸左右。
報告說，阿富汗今年用於種植鴉片的耕地面積增加了7%，達到22萬4千公頃左右。
分析人士說，阿富汗的鴉片產量佔世界非法鴉片總產量的80%以上，非法鴉片交易的利潤爲塔利班叛亂活動提供了資金。
自美軍2001年進入阿富汗以來，美國爲遏制鴉片交易花費了78億美元。
